Dubai Tour (2015) Photos; Stage 2: Dubai → Dubai, 187 km
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Stage 2 rollout		share this photo
Mark Cavendish enjoying his first day as race leader		share this photo
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Race organization		share this photo
The next generation		share this photo
Break forming		share this photo
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Getting ready to capture the sprint finish back in Dubai...		share this photo
Sprint finish in full flight		share this photo
Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky wins ahead of Stage 1 winner, Mark Cavendish		share this photo
1st Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky 4:29:59, 2nd Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx - Quick-Step, 3rd Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 4th Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha		share this photo
Viviani Post-Stage 2 “Yesterday we were third, and after the stage we watched the video a few times to understand what we did wrong. Today was a little better with Swift in the last 500m, and I think this is the result.”		share this photo
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Your Stage 2 winner, Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky and now 2nd on GC + 2s		share this photo
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Mark Cavendish slipping into the leader's jersey again		share this photo
Race leader by 2s, Mark Cavendish		share this photo
Viviani at the post-race press conference: “I’m happy with my first 5 years as a pro. If you look at the numbers, I’ve won 30 races, this is number 31. I’ve won a stage at the Dauphiné, I’ve had good results in the Giro d’Italia, and a stage win in Beijing. In the World Tour, I’ve always had good placings, and I’ve shown myself in the classics. What I lack is a really big win, although I’ve come close at the Giro d’Italia. This year is a key year for me. I need to go up a level, and I hope it happens this year, with my change of team, new surroundings, new motivation, and the help of the team.”		share this photo
Mark Cavendish post-race press conference: “Today, to be fair, obviously I’d like to win, I’m disappointed with second, but I take a lot of positives form my sprint like the power I put out and how Etixx – Quick-Step rode, you know Etixx – Quick-Step rode really strong all day, it was windy, it was hard to stay up there. In the final, we got just caught on the wrong side, unfortunately. We lost the drag race into the final turn. The wind was coming in the final 3km from the sea, from the left, so you really wanted to be on the right, but we lost the drag race so we take the left hand side out of the corner. It just took its toll on me a little bit. The team managed to get to the front and take control, which is really positive, but I was just a little bit on the limit before I started my sprint. Still happy with power I made in the sprint, but I was just lacking a bit of zip. Guardini went. I knew he’d gone too early, but, just as luck would have it, Viviani was on his wheel and he could launch off him. I was able to come back at them it took me a while to get up to top speed today. But it’s OK. I’ve been beaten by Viviani before, and I’ll be beaten by him again, so I’m not disappointed.”		share this photo
Dubai Tour (2015) Photos; Stage 2: Dubai → Dubai, 187 km
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